In this Thursday, March 8, 2018 photo, emergency personnel work to free an 18-year-old L.E.E. High School student from Robber Baron Cave in San Antonio, Texas. Officials said the girl got stuck in a section of the cave called "Hole in the Floor" 350 feet from the entrance during a school field trip. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

In this Thursday, March 8, 2018 photo, emergency personnel work to free an 18-year-old L.E.E. High School student from Robber Baron Cave, in San Antonio, Texas. Officials said the girl got stuck in a section of the cave called "Hole in the Floor" 350 feet from the entrance during a school field trip. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Emergency crews have rescued a teenager who was stuck inside a Texas cave for about 11 hours. The teenager became wedged in a small area while on a school field trip at Robber Baron Cave in San Antonio. (March 9)

Emergency crews have rescued a teenager who was stuck inside a Texas cave for about 11 hours. The teenager became wedged in a small area while on a school field trip at Robber Baron Cave in San Antonio. (March 9)

Emergency personnel rescue teen from South Texas cave

Emergency personnel rescue teen from South Texas cave

Mar. 09, 2018

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Emergency personnel have safely rescued an 18-year-old girl who was trapped for about 10 hours in a South Texas cave during a high school field trip.

San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood says the girl was extricated late Thursday night and transported to a hospital for evaluation, as a precaution. Hood says the Lee High School student was conscious and alert during the ordeal at Robber Baron Cave.

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department says the maze cave, in north-central San Antonio, has almost a mile of passage. The entrance is through a sinkhole.

Officials say the teen, whose name wasn't immediately released, became lodged in a small area known as Hole in the Floor, with passage requiring going through a circular opening. Fire department spokesman Joe Arrington says the girl's torso became stuck. Her arms and feet were not trapped.